New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde writes songs with deep words and a unique sound. In an interview with Rolling Stone, she shared strong views on gender. Lorde gets ready to release her album Virgin. In her own way, she feels that gender is not fixed by old rules.
Lorde said there are days when she feels like a woman and days when she feels like a man. She stated, "I’m a woman except for the days when I’m a man." Her words show that she does not want to be boxed in by strict labels. She accepts a wider view of who she is.
Her path to understanding herself was not plain. While working on the track "Man of the Year," she looked for a look that matched her mood. At that time, she used tape on her chest. "I went to the cupboard, got the tape, and did it to myself. It scared me what I saw. I did not understand it. But I felt something burst out," she said. This step changed her view and made her face hard parts of herself.
Lorde shares her thoughts on gender in a time when ideas on nonbinary identity gain ground. Yet she says her own view is not very extreme. "I’m in a very safe place as a wealthy, cis, white woman," she said. Her words note the rights she has that others may lack. She thinks highly of the brave acts of transgender people and young folks on similar paths.
Lorde links her deep feelings about gender to changes in her life, too. For instance, she stopped using birth control after many years. "I felt like stopping my birth control […] I totally believed that that let new things happen," she said. This change shows how taking charge of her body helped her learn about herself.
Through her songs and thoughts, Lorde asks listeners to see gender in a new light. As she moves through her own shifts in feeling, she keeps talking honestly about who she is. This talk helps build trust among different views of gender.
The album Virgin will show more of these ideas. Fans wait to hear how Lorde lets her heart and truth shine in her songs. Her work adds a new part to today’s story of gender.
